Re: USB Wireless Adapter for Linux?
On Thursday, 19.02.2009 at 10:38 +0000, Dave Ewart wrote:
> On Wednesday, 18.02.2009 at 22:36 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>
> > > I've used two Edimax adapters without issue: they just work.
> >
> > Really? The last time I tried, the fact that the Edimax adaptors did
> > not work was the second most duped bug in Launchpad. I've got a
> > neighbor that is getting Ubuntu next week, if the issue truly is
> > resolved. Thanks for the heads up.
>
> Hmmm, if what you say is true, I'd better double-check. I don't have
> access to the machine in question right now, though, so I can't tell you
> which kernel module it uses.
>
> My receipt says the adapter I got was "Edimax EW-7318USg 54G 802.11
> b/g".
>
> The model was sold at http://lugradio.org/live/UK2008/ specifically as
> "Just Works With Linux", which in my experience it did: that would have
> been with Ubuntu/Hardy, though, not Debian.
>
> More details later...
The kernel appears to have loaded these modules:
rt2500usb,rt73usb,rt2x00usb,btusb
Those appear to be the ones associated with the Edimax USB adapter.
Dave.
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